System and method for reducing interference between communications of coexisting transceivers

ABSTRACT

A wireless device including a first transceiver to communicate according to a first schedule using a first communication protocol. The first schedule includes information of uplink and downlink slots. A second transceiver communicates according to a second schedule using a second communication protocol. The second schedule includes a first number of slots for transmitting packets. A scheduler changes, based on the first schedule, the first number of slots to a second number of slots. The second number of slots is greater than the first number of slots. A packetizer selects a packet type of a first packet for transmission from the first transceiver to a remote device. The packet type indicates that the first packet requires the second number of slots for transmission and shifts transmission of a response from the remote device to one of the downlink slots to minimize interference between communications of the first and second transceivers.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This disclosure is a continuation U.S. patent application Ser. No.13/587,390 (now U.S. Pat. No. 8,787,293), filed Aug. 16, 2012 whichclaims the benefit of Provisional Patent Application Ser. No.61/530,220, filed Sep. 1, 2011, entitled “ACL Packets Size Spoofing forCoexistence TDM solutions,” the disclosure thereof incorporated byreference herein in its entirety.

FIELD

The present disclosure relates generally to the field of wirelesscommunication. More particularly, the present disclosure relates toavoiding interference between different wireless communicationtechnologies that use adjacent or overlapping frequency bands.

BACKGROUND

The popularity of multiple wireless communication technologies forhandheld platforms has created a need to integrate wirelesscommunication technologies on a single wireless communication device.However, frequency bands of some of these technologies are close enoughto result in interference. For example, an un-licensed 2.4 GHzIndustrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) frequency band is adjacent tosome of the bands used by Mobile Wireless Standards (MWS) technologiesto result in adjacent channel interference. In many electronic devicessuch as smartphones, both ISM and MWS technologies are implemented in asame device. For example, a smartphone may employ LTE (Long TermEvolution) for transmitting and receiving data, and Bluetooth forheadsets. LTE transmissions from the smartphone will cause adjacentchannel interference with incoming Bluetooth signals. Similarly,Bluetooth from the smartphone will cause adjacent channel interferencewith incoming LTE signals. This adjacent channel interference cansignificantly degrade performance not only at the smartphone, but alsoat connected MWS base stations.

SUMMARY

In general, in one aspect, an embodiment features an apparatuscomprising: a Long Term Evolution (LTE) transceiver configured totransmit and receive wireless LTE signals according to an LTE schedule,and to provide LTE schedule information that represents the LTEschedule; and a Bluetooth transceiver configured to transmit and receivewireless Bluetooth signals according to a Bluetooth schedule having aplurality of Bluetooth schedule slots, wherein the wireless Bluetoothsignals represent Bluetooth Asynchronous Connection-oriented [logicaltransport] (ACL) packets; a Bluetooth packetizer configured to generatea Bluetooth ACL packet; and a Bluetooth scheduler configured to select aspoofed number M of the Bluetooth schedule slots for the Bluetooth ACLpacket based on the LTE schedule information, wherein M is a positiveinteger; wherein the Bluetooth packetizer is further configured toselect a Bluetooth ACL packet type based on the spoofed number M of theBluetooth schedule slots, and to indicate the selected Bluetooth ACLpacket type in a type field of the Bluetooth ACL packet, prior to theBluetooth transceiver transmitting the wireless Bluetooth signalsrepresenting the Bluetooth ACL packet.

Embodiments of the apparatus can include one or more of the followingfeatures. In some embodiments, the Bluetooth ACL packet generated by theBluetooth packetizer requires only N of the Bluetooth schedule slots,wherein N is a positive integer, and wherein M>N; and the Bluetoothscheduler is further configured to determine the spoofed number M of theBluetooth schedule slots for the Bluetooth ACL packet based on the LTEschedule information and the integer N. In some embodiments, the LTEschedule includes uplink time slots and downlink time slots, wherein theLTE transceiver is allowed to transmit the wireless LTE signals onlyduring the uplink time slots; the Bluetooth schedule slots includetransmit time slots and receive time slots, wherein the Bluetoothtransceiver is allowed to begin transmitting each of the wirelessBluetooth signals only during one of the transmit time slots; and theBluetooth scheduler is further configured to determine the spoofednumber M of the Bluetooth schedule slots for the Bluetooth ACL packet sothat a corresponding reply Bluetooth ACL packet is received during oneof the downlink time slots. In some embodiments, the LTE scheduleinformation represents a duration of the uplink time slots, a durationof the downlink time slots, and a frame synchronization indicator. Insome embodiments, M=3 or 5. In some embodiments, the Bluetooth scheduleris further configured to determine a time for transmitting the wirelessBluetooth signals representing the Bluetooth ACL packet based on analignment between the time slots of the LTE schedule and the time slotsof the Bluetooth schedule. Some embodiments comprise one or moreintegrated circuits comprising the apparatus. Some embodiments comprisean electronic device comprising the apparatus.

In general, in one aspect, an embodiment features a method for anelectronic device, the method comprising: transmitting and receivingwireless Long Term Evolution (LTE) signals according to an LTE schedule;transmitting and receiving wireless Bluetooth signals according to aBluetooth schedule having a plurality of Bluetooth schedule slots,wherein the wireless Bluetooth signals represent Bluetooth AsynchronousConnection-oriented [logical transport] (ACL) packets; generating aBluetooth ACL packet; selecting a spoofed number M of the Bluetoothschedule slots for the Bluetooth ACL packet based on informationrepresenting the LTE schedule, wherein M is a positive integer;selecting a Bluetooth ACL packet type based on the spoofed number M ofthe Bluetooth schedule slots; and indicating the selected Bluetooth ACLpacket type in a type field of the Bluetooth ACL packet prior totransmitting the wireless Bluetooth signals representing the BluetoothACL packet.

Embodiments of the method can include one or more of the followingfeatures. In some embodiments, wherein the Bluetooth ACL packet requiresonly N of the Bluetooth schedule slots, wherein N is a positive integer,the method further comprises: determining the spoofed number M of theBluetooth schedule slots for the Bluetooth ACL packet based on the LTEschedule information and the integer N, wherein M>N. In someembodiments, the LTE schedule includes uplink time slots and downlinktime slots, wherein the electronic device is allowed to transmit thewireless LTE signals only during the uplink time slots; the Bluetoothschedule slots include transmit time slots and receive time slots,wherein the electronic device is allowed to begin transmitting each ofthe wireless Bluetooth signals only during one of the transmit timeslots; and the method further comprises determining the spoofed number Mof the Bluetooth schedule slots for the Bluetooth ACL packet so that acorresponding reply Bluetooth ACL packet is received during one of thedownlink time slots. In some embodiments, the LTE schedule informationrepresents a duration of the uplink time slots, a duration of thedownlink time slots, and a frame synchronization indicator. In someembodiments, M=3 or 5. Some embodiments comprise determining a time fortransmitting the wireless Bluetooth signals representing the BluetoothACL packet based on an alignment between the time slots of the LTEschedule and the time slots of the Bluetooth schedule.

In general, in one aspect, an embodiment features computer-readablemedia embodying instructions executable by a computer in an electronicdevice to perform functions comprising: transmitting and receivingwireless Long Term Evolution (LTE) signals according to an LTE schedule;transmitting and receiving wireless Bluetooth signals according to aBluetooth schedule having a plurality of Bluetooth schedule slots,wherein the wireless Bluetooth signals represent Bluetooth AsynchronousConnection-oriented [logical transport] (ACL) packets; generating aBluetooth ACL packet; selecting a spoofed number M of Bluetooth scheduleslots for the Bluetooth ACL packet based on information representing theLTE schedule, wherein M is a positive integer; selecting a Bluetooth ACLpacket type based on the spoofed number M of the Bluetooth scheduleslots; and indicating the selected Bluetooth ACL packet type in a typefield of the Bluetooth ACL packet prior to transmitting the wirelessBluetooth signals representing the Bluetooth ACL packet.

Embodiments of the computer-readable media can include one or more ofthe following features. In some embodiments, the Bluetooth ACL packetrequires only N of the Bluetooth schedule slots, wherein N is a positiveinteger, and wherein the functions further comprise: determining thespoofed number M of the Bluetooth schedule slots for the Bluetooth ACLpacket based on the LTE schedule information and the integer N, whereinM>N. In some embodiments, the LTE schedule includes uplink time slotsand downlink time slots, wherein the electronic device is allowed totransmit the wireless LTE signals only during the uplink time slots; theBluetooth schedule slots include transmit time slots and receive timeslots, wherein the electronic device is allowed to begin transmittingeach of the wireless Bluetooth signals only during one of the transmittime slots; and wherein the functions further comprise determining thespoofed number M of the Bluetooth schedule slots for the Bluetooth ACLpacket so that a corresponding reply Bluetooth ACL packet is receivedduring one of the downlink time slots. In some embodiments, the LTEschedule information represents a duration of the uplink time slots, aduration of the downlink time slots, and a frame synchronizationindicator. In some embodiments, M=3 or 5. In some embodiments, thefunctions further comprise: determining a time for transmitting thewireless Bluetooth signals representing the Bluetooth ACL packet basedon an alignment between the time slots of the LTE schedule and the timeslots of the Bluetooth schedule.

The details of one or more implementations are set forth in theaccompanying drawings and the description below. Other features will beapparent from the description and drawings, and from the claims.

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows elements of a user equipment according to one embodiment.

FIG. 2 shows a timeline for conventional Bluetooth and LTE scheduleswith frame alignment.

FIG. 3 shows a timeline for conventional Bluetooth and LTE scheduleswith no frame alignment.

FIG. 4 shows a timeline for a coexistence solution with no framealignment according to one embodiment.

FIG. 5 shows a timeline for a conventional coexistence solution withframe alignment.

FIG. 6 shows a timeline for a coexistence solution with frame alignmentaccording to one embodiment.

FIG. 7 shows a process for the user equipment of FIG. 1 according to oneembodiment.

FIG. 8 shows the packet format of a Bluetooth AsynchronousConnection-oriented [logical transport] (ACL) packet.

FIG. 9 shows the format of the payload field of FIG. 8.

FIG. 10 shows the format of the payload header field of FIG. 9 for aBluetooth ACL packet.

The leading digit(s) of each reference numeral used in thisspecification indicates the number of the drawing in which the referencenumeral first appears.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide coexistence in anelectronic device, also referred to herein as “user equipment,” havingboth a Long Term Evolution (LTE) radio and a Bluetooth radio. Accordingto the described embodiments, the Bluetooth radio modifies (that is,“spoofs”) a packet type of a transmitted Bluetooth AsynchronousConnection-oriented [logical transport] (ACL) packet. Because the packettype indicates a number of Bluetooth schedule slots required to transmitthe packet, spoofing the packet type can be used to shift an arrivaltime of a corresponding reply packet to a time when the arriving packetwill not interfere with reception of LTE signals by the co-located LTEradio. While described in terms of an LTE radio, the disclosedembodiments apply to other Mobile Wireless Standards (MWS) radios suchas Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) and the like.

FIG. 1 shows elements of a user equipment 100 according to oneembodiment. Although in the described embodiments, elements of the userequipment 100 are presented in one arrangement, other embodiments mayfeature other arrangements. For example, elements of the user equipment100 can be implemented in hardware, software, or combinations thereof.The user equipment 100 can be implemented as any sort of electronicdevice capable of performing functions described herein. For example,the user equipment 100 can be implemented as a smartphone, tabletcomputer, or the like. Elements of user equipment 100 can be implementedas one or more integrated circuits.

Referring to FIG. 1, the user equipment 100 includes an LTE radio 102and a Bluetooth radio 104. The LTE radio 102 includes an LTE transceiver106, and stores an LTE schedule 108. The LTE transceiver 106 transceives(that is, transmits and receives) wireless LTE signals 110 according tothe LTE schedule 108 using one or more antennas 112. The Bluetooth radio104 includes a Bluetooth transceiver 114, a Bluetooth packetizer 116,and a Bluetooth scheduler 118. The Bluetooth scheduler 118 stores aBluetooth schedule 120. The Bluetooth transceiver 114 transceiveswireless Bluetooth signals 122 according to the Bluetooth schedule 120using one or more antennas 124. In some embodiments, one or more of theantennas 112, 124 can be combined. The Bluetooth scheduler 118 can beimplemented as a processor. The LTE radio 102 and the Bluetooth radio104 can be implemented as one or more integrated circuits. The LTE radio102 provides LTE schedule information 126 to the Bluetooth radio 104.

In some cases, it is easy for the Bluetooth scheduler 118 to find timefor Bluetooth ACL transmission, for example when there is framealignment between the LTE schedule and the Bluetooth schedule. FIG. 2shows a timeline 200 for conventional Bluetooth and LTE schedules withframe alignment. Referring to FIG. 2, the Bluetooth schedule is shown at202, and consists of alternating receive time slots Rx and transmit timeslots Tx. The Bluetooth transceiver 114 is allowed to begin transmittingthe wireless Bluetooth signals 122 only during a transmit time slot Tx.All receive time slots Rx and transmit time slots Tx have the sameduration 625 us. The LTE schedule is shown at 204, and consists ofalternating downlink time slots (DL) and uplink time slots (UL). The LTEtransceiver 106 is allowed to transmit the wireless LTE signals 110 onlyduring the uplink time slots UL. In the example of FIG. 2, a duration ofeach LTE downlink time slot DL is 2.7865 ms, and a duration of each LTEuplink time slot UL is 2.2145 ms.

Frame alignments between the Bluetooth schedule 202 and the LTE schedule204 are indicated at 212A and 212B. Frame alignments 212 occur where aboundary between a Bluetooth transmit time slot Tx and a followingBluetooth receive time slot Rx occurs at the same time as a boundarybetween an LTE uplink time slot UL and a following LTE downlink timeslot DL. In the example of FIG. 2, frame alignment 212A occurs at aboundary between Bluetooth time slots Tx2 and Rx3 and a boundary betweenLTE time slots ULa and DLb. Frame alignment 212B occurs at a boundarybetween Bluetooth time slots Tx6 and Rx7 and a boundary between LTE timeslots ULb and DLc. Frame alignments can also occur where the boundarybetween a Bluetooth receive time slot Rx and the following Bluetoothtransmit time slot Tx occurs at the same time as a boundary between anLTE downlink time slot DL and a following LTE uplink time slot UL. Framealignment can sometimes be obtained by adjusting a phase of a Bluetoothclock in accordance with the LTE schedule 108.

In the described embodiments, the Bluetooth transceiver 114 acts as aBluetooth master device. In FIG. 2, the Bluetooth ACL packets (ACL Tx)transmitted by the Bluetooth transceiver 114 to a Bluetooth slave deviceare shown at 206, and the Bluetooth ACL packets (ACL Rx) received by theBluetooth transceiver 114 from a Bluetooth slave device are shown at208. A Bluetooth ACL packet can occupy 1, 3, or 5 Bluetooth time slots.A Bluetooth ACL packet that occupies 3 or 5 Bluetooth time slots isreferred to as a “multi-slot” packet. Packets sent by the Bluetoothmaster must begin in a transmit time slot Tx. Packets sent by theBluetooth slave must begin in a receive time slot Rx. A Bluetooth slavedevice sends Bluetooth packets only in response to a Bluetooth packettransmitted by the master device, and starting only in the time slotfollowing the received packet.

In the example of FIG. 2, these conditions are easy to satisfy thanks tothe frame alignments 212. The Bluetooth scheduler 118 can simplyschedule a packet to be transmitted so transmission of the packet endsat the frame alignment 212. Then the reply packet is sent by theBluetooth slave right after the frame alignment 212. For example, inFIG. 2, the Bluetooth transceiver 114 transmits a three-slot packet ACLTxa right before the frame alignment 212A, thereby causing the Bluetoothslave to transmit a reply packet ACL Rxa right after the frame alignment212A. Similarly, the Bluetooth transceiver 114 transmits a one-slotpacket ACL Txb right before the frame alignment 212B, thereby causingthe Bluetooth slave to transmit a reply packet ACL Rxb right after theframe alignment 212B. In both cases, the Bluetooth packet transmissionsare aligned with the LTE uplink time slots UL, and the Bluetooth packetreceptions are aligned with the LTE downlink time slots DL, resulting inminimal mutual interference.

In other cases, it is difficult for the Bluetooth scheduler 118 to findtime for Bluetooth ACL transmission, for example when there is no framealignment between the LTE schedule and the Bluetooth schedule. FIG. 3shows a timeline 300 for conventional Bluetooth and LTE schedules withno frame alignment. Referring to FIG. 3, the Bluetooth schedule is shownat 302, and the LTE schedule is shown at 304. The time slot durationsare the same as in FIG. 2. In FIG. 3, it is impossible to find any timefor the Bluetooth ACL transmission, even for one-slot packets. Forexample, if the Bluetooth transceiver 114 sends a Bluetooth packet intime slot Tx1, the slave cannot reply in the next time slot Rx2 becausean LTE uplink time slot ULa overlaps with time slot Rx2.

The described embodiments solve this problem by spoofing the packet typeof the Bluetooth packets transmitted by the Bluetooth transceiver 114.In particular, the spoofed packet type makes the packet appear longer tothe Bluetooth slave than the actual packet length. This spoofing is usedto shift the reply packet to an LTE downlink time slot in order tominimize mutual interference.

FIG. 4 shows a timeline 400 for a coexistence solution with no framealignment according to one embodiment. Referring to FIG. 4, a Bluetoothschedule is shown at 402, and an LTE schedule is shown at 404. The timeslot durations are the same as in FIGS. 2 and 3. The Bluetooth ACLpackets (ACL Txa/b) transmitted by the Bluetooth transceiver 114 to aBluetooth slave device are shown at 406, and the Bluetooth ACL packets(ACL Rx) received by the Bluetooth transceiver 114 from a Bluetoothslave device are shown at 408. The Bluetooth radio 104 employs packettype spoofing in the transmitted packets ACL Txa and ACL Txb. Eachpacket ACL Txa and ACL Txb includes a “Data OK” portion and an “Empty”portion. Data can be transmitted in the “Data OK” portion because the“Data OK” portion is aligned with an LTE uplink time slot ULa. However,the “Empty” portion occurs during an LTE downlink time slot whereBluetooth transmission is not allowed. But because there is no data inthe “Empty” portion, no Bluetooth signals are transmitted during thattime. The “Empty” portion is shown only to indicate an interval spannedby the packet type spoofing. The time of the Bluetooth slave replypackets ACL Rxa and ACL Rxb is determined by the spoofed packet type.Therefore the Bluetooth slave does not reply until after the “Empty”portion of a corresponding master packet ACL Txa and ACL Txb. In thismanner the spoofed packet type can be chosen so as to shift the replypacket to an LTE downlink time slot DL.

The described embodiments can also be used in the presence of framealignment to improve throughput compared with conventional coexistencesolutions. FIG. 5 shows a timeline 500 for a conventional coexistencesolution with frame alignment. Referring to FIG. 5, the Bluetoothschedule is shown at 502, and the LTE schedule is shown at 504. A framealignment between the Bluetooth schedule 502 and the LTE schedule 504 isshown at 512. A Bluetooth ACL packet (ACL Txa) transmitted by theBluetooth transceiver 114 to a Bluetooth slave device is shown at 506,and the Bluetooth ACL packets (ACL Rx) received by the Bluetoothtransceiver 114 from a Bluetooth slave device are shown at 508. In theexample of FIG. 5, the Bluetooth radio 104 can send only a one-slotpacket ACL Txa at frame alignment 512.

FIG. 6 shows a timeline 600 for a coexistence solution with framealignment according to one embodiment. Referring to FIG. 6, theBluetooth schedule is shown at 602, and the LTE schedule is shown at604. A frame alignment between the Bluetooth schedule 602 and the LTEschedule 604 is shown at 612. The Bluetooth scheduler 118 determinestimes for transmitting the wireless Bluetooth signals representing theBluetooth ACL packet based on frame alignment 612. A Bluetooth ACLpacket (ACL Txa) transmitted by the Bluetooth transceiver 114 to aBluetooth slave device is shown at 606, and the Bluetooth ACL packets(ACL Rx) received by the Bluetooth transceiver 114 from the Bluetoothslave device are shown at 608. In the example of FIG. 6, the Bluetoothradio 104 employs packet type spoofing to send two slots of data,resulting in a two-fold throughput improvement compared with theconventional coexistence solution of FIG. 5. In some embodiments,greater throughput multiples can be achieved.

FIG. 7 shows a process 700 for the user equipment 100 of FIG. 1according to one embodiment. Although in the described embodiments theelements of process 700 are presented in one arrangement, otherembodiments may feature other arrangements. For example, in variousembodiments, some or all of the elements of process 700 can be executedin a different order, concurrently, and the like. Also some elements ofprocess 700 may not be performed, and may not be executed immediatelyafter each other. In addition, some or all of the elements of process700 can be performed automatically, that is, without human intervention.

Referring to FIG. 7, at 702, the Bluetooth packetizer 116 generates aBluetooth ACL packet. The Bluetooth ACL packet generated by theBluetooth packetizer 116 requires only N Bluetooth schedule slots, whereN is a positive integer. In some embodiments, the Bluetooth scheduler118 determines the number of slots N for the Bluetooth ACL packet basedon the LTE schedule information 126 provided by the LTE radio 102. Insome embodiments, the LTE schedule information 126 represents theduration of the uplink time slots UL, the duration of the downlink timeslots DL, and a frame synchronization indicator that indicates thetiming of the occurrence of time slots UL, DL.

At 704, the Bluetooth scheduler 118 determines a spoofed number M ofBluetooth schedule slots for the Bluetooth ACL packet based on the LTEschedule information 126, where M is a positive integer, and where M>N.In particular, the Bluetooth scheduler 118 selects a value of M thatwill shift the reply packet to an LTE downlink slot. The determinationof the spoofed number M of Bluetooth schedule slots can includeconsideration of the required number of slots N.

At 706, the Bluetooth packetizer 116 selects a Bluetooth ACL packet typebased on the spoofed number M of the Bluetooth schedule slots. There areseven types of Bluetooth ACL packets: DM1, DH1, DM3, DH3, DM5, DH5, andAUX1. Each type indicates a number of Bluetooth schedule slots for thepacket. The DM1, DH1, and AUX1 packet types indicate one Bluetoothschedule slot. The DM3 and DH3 packet types indicate three Bluetoothschedule slots. The DM5 and DH5 packet types indicate five Bluetoothschedule slots. When M=1, the Bluetooth packetizer 116 selects the DM1,DH1, or AUX1 packet type. When M=3, the Bluetooth packetizer 116 selectsthe DM3 or DH3 packet type. When M=5, the Bluetooth packetizer 116selects the DM5 or DH5 packet type.

At 708, the Bluetooth packetizer 116 indicates the selected packet typein the type field of the Bluetooth ACL packet. At 710, the Bluetoothtransceiver 114 transmits wireless Bluetooth signals 122 representingthe Bluetooth ACL packet with the selected packet type in the typefield. In some embodiments, the Bluetooth scheduler 118 determines thetime for transmitting the wireless Bluetooth signals 122 based on aframe alignment between the time slots of the LTE schedule 108 and thetime slots of the Bluetooth schedule 120, for example as discussed withreference to FIGS. 5 and 6.

FIG. 8 shows the packet format of a Bluetooth ACL packet 800. Referringto FIG. 8, the Bluetooth ACL packet 800 includes a 72-bit access codefield 802, a 54-bit header field 804, and a payload field 806 with alength of 0 to 2745 bits.

FIG. 9 shows the format of the payload field 806 of FIG. 8. Referring toFIG. 9, the payload field 806 includes a payload header field 902 with alength of 8 to 16 bits, a body field 904 with a length indicated in thepayload header field 902, and a 16-bit cyclic redundancy check (CRC)code field 906.

FIG. 10 shows the format of the payload header field 902 of FIG. 9 for aBluetooth ACL packet. Referring to FIG. 10, the payload header field 902includes a 3-bit temporary address (Am_addr) field 1002, a 4-bit Typefield 1004, a 1-bit Flow field 1006, a 1-bit Arqn field 1008, a 1-bitsequence number (Seqn) field 1010, and an 8-bit header error check (HEC)field 1012. In some embodiments, the Bluetooth packetizer 116 places thepacket type, selected based on the spoofed number M of Bluetoothschedule slots, in the Type field 1004.

Various embodiments of the present disclosure can be implemented indigital electronic circuitry, or in computer hardware, firmware,software, or in combinations thereof. Embodiments of the presentdisclosure can be implemented in a computer program product tangiblyembodied in a computer-readable storage device for execution by aprogrammable processor. The described processes can be performed by aprogrammable processor executing a program of instructions to performfunctions by operating on input data and generating output. Embodimentsof the present disclosure can be implemented in one or more computerprograms that are executable on a programmable system including at leastone programmable processor coupled to receive data and instructionsfrom, and to transmit data and instructions to, a data storage system,at least one input device, and at least one output device. Each computerprogram can be implemented in a high-level procedural or object-orientedprogramming language, or in assembly or machine language if desired; andin any case, the language can be a compiled or interpreted language.Suitable processors include, by way of example, both general and specialpurpose microprocessors. Generally, processors receive instructions anddata from a read-only memory and/or a random access memory. Generally, acomputer includes one or more mass storage devices for storing datafiles. Such devices include magnetic disks, such as internal hard disksand removable disks, magneto-optical disks; optical disks, andsolid-state disks. Storage devices suitable for tangibly embodyingcomputer program instructions and data include all forms of non-volatilememory, including by way of example semiconductor memory devices, suchas EPROM, EEPROM, and flash memory devices; magnetic disks such asinternal hard disks and removable disks; magneto- optical disks; andCD-ROM disks. Any of the foregoing can be supplemented by, orincorporated in, ASICs (application-specific integrated circuits).

A number of implementations have been described. Nevertheless, variousmodifications may be made without departing from the scope of thedisclosure. Accordingly, other implementations are within the scope ofthe following claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. A wireless device comprising: a first transceiverconfigured to communicate according to a first schedule using a firstcommunication protocol, wherein the first schedule includes informationof uplink slots and downlink slots for communicating using the firstcommunication protocol; a second transceiver configured to communicateaccording to a second schedule using a second communication protocol,wherein the second schedule includes a first number of slots fortransmitting packets using the second communication protocol, whereinthe second schedule is based on the first schedule, and wherein thesecond communication protocol is different from the first communicationprotocol; a scheduler configured to change, based on the first schedule,the first number of slots for transmitting packets using the secondcommunication protocol to a second number of slots, wherein the secondnumber of slots is greater than the first number of slots; and apacketizer configured to select a packet type of a first packet fortransmission from the first transceiver to a remote device, wherein thepacket type indicates to the remote device that the first packetrequires the second number of slots for transmission, and wherein thepacket type indicates to the remote device that the remote device is toshift transmission of a response to the first packet to one of thedownlink slots of the first schedule to minimize interference betweencommunications of the first transceiver and the second transceiver. 2.The wireless device of claim 1, wherein: the first transceiver includesa Long Term Evolution (LTE) transceiver; the first schedule includes anLTE schedule; the second transceiver includes a Bluetooth transceiver;the second schedule includes a Bluetooth schedule; and the first packetincludes a Bluetooth Asynchronous Connection-oriented (ACL) logicaltransport packet.
 3. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein thepacketizer is configured to (i) select the packet type based on thesecond number of slots, and (ii) indicate the packet type in a typefield of the first packet prior to the second transceiver transmittingthe first packet.
 4. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein thescheduler is configured to align times for transmitting packets from thesecond transceiver with the uplink slots of the first schedule.
 5. Thewireless device of claim 1, wherein the scheduler is configured todetermine times for transmitting packets from the second transceiverbased on an alignment between the first schedule and the secondschedule.
 6. A method for a wireless device, the method comprising:communicating according to a first schedule using a first communicationprotocol, wherein the first schedule includes information of uplinkslots and downlink slots for communicating using the first communicationprotocol; communicating according to a second schedule using a secondcommunication protocol, wherein the second schedule includes a firstnumber of slots for transmitting packets using the second communicationprotocol, wherein the second schedule is based on the first schedule,and wherein the second communication protocol is different from thefirst communication protocol; changing, based on the first schedule, thefirst number of slots for transmitting packets using the secondcommunication protocol to a second number of slots, wherein the secondnumber of slots is greater than the first number of slots; and selectinga packet type of a first packet for transmission from the wirelessdevice to a remote device using the second communication protocol;indicating, via the packet type, to the remote device that the firstpacket requires the second number of slots for transmission; andshifting transmission of a response to the first packet from the remotedevice to one of the downlink slots of the first schedule to minimizeinterference between communications of the wireless device using thefirst communication protocol and the second communication protocol. 7.The method of claim 6, wherein: the first communication protocolincludes a Long Term Evolution (LTE) communication protocol; the firstschedule includes an LTE schedule; the second communication protocolincludes a Bluetooth communication protocol; the second scheduleincludes a Bluetooth schedule; and the first packet includes a BluetoothAsynchronous Connection-oriented (ACL) logical transport packet.
 8. Themethod of claim 6, further comprising: selecting the packet type basedon the second number of slots; and indicating the packet type in a typefield of the first packet prior to the wireless device transmitting thefirst packet using the second communication protocol.
 9. The method ofclaim 6, further comprising aligning times for transmitting packets fromthe wireless device using the second communication protocol with theuplink slots of the first schedule.
 10. The method of claim 6, furthercomprising determining times for transmitting packets from the wirelessdevice using the second communication protocol based on an alignmentbetween the first schedule and the second schedule.
 11. A computerprogram stored on a tangible, non-transient computer-readable medium,the computer program comprising instructions for: communicatingaccording to a first schedule using a first communication protocol,wherein the first schedule includes information of uplink slots anddownlink slots for communicating using the first communication protocol;communicating according to a second schedule using a secondcommunication protocol, wherein the second schedule includes a firstnumber of slots for transmitting packets using the second communicationprotocol, wherein the second schedule is based on the first schedule,and wherein the second communication protocol is different from thefirst communication protocol; changing, based on the first schedule, thefirst number of slots for transmitting packets using the secondcommunication protocol to a second number of slots, wherein the secondnumber of slots is greater than the first number of slots; and selectinga packet type of a first packet for transmission from a wireless deviceto a remote device using the second communication protocol; indicating,via the packet type, to the remote device that the first packet requiresthe second number of slots for transmission; and shifting transmissionof a response to the first packet from the remote device to one of thedownlink slots of the first schedule to minimize interference betweencommunications of the wireless device using the first communicationprotocol and the second communication protocol.
 12. The computer programof claim 11, wherein: the first communication protocol includes a LongTerm Evolution (LTE) communication protocol; the first schedule includesan LTE schedule; the second communication protocol includes a Bluetoothcommunication protocol; the second schedule includes a Bluetoothschedule; and the first packet includes a Bluetooth AsynchronousConnection-oriented (ACL) logical transport packet.
 13. The computerprogram of claim 11, further comprising: selecting the packet type basedon the second number of slots; and indicating the packet type in a typefield of the first packet prior to the wireless device transmitting thefirst packet using the second communication protocol.
 14. The computerprogram of claim 11, further comprising aligning times for transmittingpackets from the wireless device using the second communication protocolwith the uplink slots of the first schedule.
 15. The computer program ofclaim 11, further comprising determining times for transmitting packetsfrom the wireless device using the second communication protocol basedon an alignment between the first schedule and the second schedule.